Vehicle-wheel.



R. D. MURO.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLIOATION FILED 00mg, 1010.

1,036,685, Patented Aug 27,1912.

INVENTOR nrromm's tion.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAUL DIEZ MURO, OF HABANA, CUBA.

VEHIQLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters P Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Application filed October 29 1910. Serial No. 589,656.

To all wlwm it may concern:

' Be lt known that I, RAUL DIEZ Mono, a

' citizen ofthe Republic of Cuba, and a res dent of Habana, Cuba, haveinvented a new and Improved Vehicle-Wheel, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact descrip- My invention relates to vehicle wheelsand it has for its object to provide one with a rim having convergingsides so that tire sections having lateral extensions at their innerends may be held between the sides of the rim to be slid into position,the tire sections being introduced through an opening in one of thesides of the rim which is normally closed by a door hinged to the rim.

Otherobjects of the invention will appear in the following specificationin which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the views, in which- I 13 being threaded.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention (Fig. 2 is an enlargedfragmentary view showing the door at the side of the rim; Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a sectional viewof one of the tire sections.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that the vehicle wheel isprovided with the usual hub 5 and spokes 6, said spokes 6 having theirouter terminals secured to the rim 7. This rim 7 has sides 8, which converge inwardly the terminals 9 of the sides being bent slightlyoutwardly. There is an opening 10 in one of the sides 8 of the rim therebeing recesses 11 in the said side, which connect with the said openingl0.- The side of the rim having the said opening 10 is provided withorifices 12 and 13, the orifices A door It is provided for closing theopening 10, this-door 14 hair ing lugs 16, which are adapted-to" bedisposed in the; recesses ll'when'the door is closed, screws 17 beingprovided which tend through the orifices 12,-and'. orifices in .1-7"meshing in the threaded orifices 13, by

which means the screws'are adapted to hold the door 14 seoure'after ithas beenclosed.

. When the door l4 .1s ope tire" sections .18.

Copies of this pa h na -rebuttal m m cents are introduced in the rim 7,these tire sections 18 having lateral extensions 19 on their innersides, which are adapted to be disposed against the sides 8 of the rimby which means the tire sections are prevented from slipping out of therim. Then the tire sections 18 are introduced in the rim through theopening 10, they are lid around in the rim into position, it beingpossible to move the tire sections ,18 around the rim to any desiredposition'. \Vhen a sufiicient number of tire sections has beenintroduced through the opening 10 to form a continuous tire surface, aro"nd the rim, the door 14 is closed, and is held secure in the mannerdescribed. These tire sections 18 may be constructed of cork, rubber orother similar material: when the tire sections are constructed of rubberI pre- "fer to provide them with air chambers 20 which will lessen theirweight, and make them more resilient. It will be readily understood thatthe tire sections 18 taper toward their inner ends, so that the oppositeface of each tire section will be disposed against the tire sectionsfrom its inner to its outer end.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent: r

'A vehicle wheel having a rim with converging sides there being anopening in one of the sides of the rim, recesses at each sidecommunicating with the op'ening,,and orifices in the rim extendingto therecesses, a plurality of tire sections having lateral inner extensionsadapted to be introduced into the rim through the said 0 ening to heslid around the rim into position,

hinged to the rim for closing the opening recesses in the rim, andscrews disposed in the OI'lfiCGS and meshing 1n the threaded 01'1- doesin the lateral extension,

lnyt estimonyl-whereof I have signed. my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, RAUL DIEZ MURO.

lVitrcsses:

' HnNRY'P. STAN'ETT,

A; Ro'e'nns.

each, by. addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, ll. 01-" and a door- 9O and. having 'lateral extensions, andthreaded w orifices, which are normally disposed in the

